Writing for a community paper as the neighborhood reinvents itself By Jenny Anastasoff Twenty years ago, Portland was reinventing itself, not unlike today’s boom. In 2001, when The West End... Read more
Every Month PelotonLabs founder Liz Trice interviews a community member for The West End News. This month Liz caught up with Kate Sykes, a community organizer with People First Portland abou... Read more
WEN survives despite the decline of print media By Tony Zeli When I took over The West End News in 2014, I’m sure a lot of folks thought I was being foolish. A common question was, “Why a ne... Read more
By Ed King Previous WEN Publisher & Editor Ed King shares memories from the first years for publication! A lot of interesting, exciting, funny, strange, baffling, weird things (remember... Read more
Every month PelotonLabs founder Liz Trice interviews a community member for The West End News. This month Liz caught up with Emma Holder: fitness teacher, massage therapist, comm... Read more
La Vida LocalIrregular Notes on West End Life By Rosanne Graef Stay the Course Did you watch the Covid-19 Memorial at the Reflecting Pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial on inauguration eve... Read more
By Michael Stern For many of us, 2020 was one of the most challenging years of our lives. As we move through 2021, many people continue to struggle with mental health challenges due to stres... Read more
Goodbye, Norway Maples City removes invasive Norway Maples from the Western Prom, and will return with native trees and shrubs in the spring By Tony Zeli The removal of an invasive species o... Read more
HEALTH CARE COMMENTARY A physician perspective on health equity By Dr. Oren Gersten Equity means considering fairness, impartiality, and context when choosing what is best. Equity is the clo... Read more
MMC Nurses Organize: Democracy in Action
By Dr. Oren Gersten We often think of democracy as something that happens every two to four years when we go to the polls to cast our ballots for elected officials. The truth is that smaller... Read more